http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-26729260 The decision to axe the G8 summit shows Russia faces "growing political isolation", David Cameron has said. The UK prime minister said world leaders were sending the "clearest possible" message that Moscow's actions in annexing Crimea were unacceptable. The US and UK have said the G8 will be…

The United Nations secretary-general has used a speech ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi to condemn attacks on the LGBT community, amid growing criticism of Russia's so-called "gay propaganda" laws. Ban Ki-moon, addressing the IOC before Friday's opening ceremony, highlighted the fact that the theme of the UN's human rights day last December was…

UCSJ, along with other members of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable, sent a letter to the UN regarding our concern for declining religious freedom conditions in Kazakhstan. Click the above link to view it, or read an excerpt below: Prof. Dr. Heiner Bielefeldt Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion…